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“She wanted to destroy something. The crash and clatter were what she wanted to hear.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“She had all her life long been accustomed to harbor thoughts and emotions which never voiced themselves.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“For we die every day; oblivion thrives
Not on dry thighbones but on blood-ripe lives,
And our best yesterdays are now foul piles
Of crumpled names, phone numbers and foxed files.”
― Pale Fire
Not on dry thighbones but on blood-ripe lives,
And our best yesterdays are now foul piles
Of crumpled names, phone numbers and foxed files.”
― Pale Fire
“I love you, only you; no one but you. It was you who awoke me last summer out of a life-long, stupid dream.”
― The Awakening
― The Awakening
“Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience.”
― A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
― A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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